Sony XR-C457 User Manual

Press
(OFF)
6

To
Stop playback
Eject the cassette

Fast-forward

Rewind

FWD

REV

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape

Insert a cassette.

Playback will start automatically.

If a cassette is already inserted, press

(SOURCE) repeatedly until “PLAY” is
displayed.

The side facing up is being played.

The side facing down is being played.

Tip
To change the tape transport direction, press (MODE)

(*) during tape playback.

Fast-winding the tape

During playback, press either side of
(SEEK/AMS) more than two second.

To start playback during fast-forwarding or

rewinding, press (MODE) (*).

Locating the beginning of a track
— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

You can skip up to nine tracks at one time.

During playback, press either side of
(SEEK/AMS) momentarily.

Note
The AMS function may not work when :
• the blanks between tracks are shorter than 4 seconds
• there is noise between tracks
• there are long sections of low volume or quiet sections.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL) momentarily
during tape playback, the displayed item
changes as follows:

z Tape playback

z Clock

z Frequency*

While the ATA function activated.

Playing a tape in various
modes

Searching for the desired track
— Intro scan

Press (1) during playback.
“INTRO” appears on the display.

The first 10 seconds of all the tracks are played.

When you find the desired track, press again.
The unit returns to the normal playback mode.

Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat play

Press (2) during playback.
“REP” appears on the display.

When the current played track is over, it will
be played again from the beginning.

To cancel this mode, press again.

SEEK

AMS

To locate the succeeding tracks

To locate the preceding tracks

SEEK

AMS